SQL Server 2016 adds two new string functions, COMPRESS – DECOMPRESS. Here is how they work, with examples, and the error you get on older versions.
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Free Tools Worth Knowing for SQL Server Work
Free tools for SQL Server work include Microsoft editors, built-in diagnostics, and community scripts; learn the job each handles and its limits.
Interview Question of the Week #050 – Query to Retrieve Second Highest Salary of Employee
A classic interview question: write a query to retrieve the second highest salary, or any Nth highest, from an employee table using a correlated subquery.
MySQL – Date and Time Related System Functions
MySQL has several date and time related system functions, like curdate(), curtime(), now(), current_timestamp() and UTC versions such as utc_timestamp().
SQL SERVER – Recompiling InMemory OLTP with SQL Server 2016
Can you recompile natively compiled InMemory stored procedures? I test recompiling InMemory OLTP objects in SQL Server 2016 with a step by step demo.
SQL SERVER – How to Create a Readable Secondary Server in SQL Server Standard – Notes from the Field #107
A secondary server sitting idle as a backup feels like a waste. In Notes from the Field #107, Kenneth Urena shows how to make it readable in Standard Edition.
SQL SERVER – Unable to Start SQL Server After Patching
A reader could not start SQL Server 2008 R2 after SP1 because the script level upgrade failed with error 598. Here is what to check to start SQL Server again.
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